This image, taken by Expedition 41 aboard the International Space Station, looks like the fine artwork of some extra-terrestrial, but it's actually decades old scarred earth and entrenchments of warfare along the Iraq/Iran border. »2/01/15 8:00pm 2/01/15 8:00pm

Enjoy this neat time-lapse of all the International Space Station modules assembled since 1998 because, as the international tension between East and West continues, it's starting to become clear that it won't survive beyond its already extended-mission time limit of 2020. »12/08/14 8:30pm 12/08/14 8:30pm

When the ISS was being designed, its architects wisely concluded that installing physical interfaces into the structure of the ISS was not a good idea. It's very hard to upgrade and/or repair interfaces that are part of the vehicle, whereas if laptop computers are used, upgrading or repair is as simple as launching…»11/05/14 11:24am 11/05/14 11:24am

Space may be a vacuum, but at least aboard the International Space Station, smells still have plenty of room to waft. And considering the ISS has 6 living, breathing, excreting human beings living in such close proximity, some of those smells could get to be a major problem. Fortunately, NASA's accounted for that. »10/21/14 4:00pm 10/21/14 4:00pm

At night, the view from the International Space Station is surprisingly colorful. Earth's many types of artificial lights create a bright mosaic, with the different hues revealing different lightbulbs and even different countries. »10/20/14 5:22pm 10/20/14 5:22pm

You are looking at theAlpha Magnetic Spectrometer onboard the ISS. The news is that, "after accumulating years of data, [...] there are significantly more positrons than expected at the highest energies detected." Scientists believe their origin may be the destruction of dark matter, which is amazing.»10/06/14 9:23pm 10/06/14 9:23pm

NASA's latest data download just covered way more distance, and contained way more awesome, than any earthbound file transfer: the agency beamed a high-def video down from the International Space Station this week using a high-powered laser. Go ahead and give your WiFi router a good stern look. »6/07/14 10:00am 6/07/14 10:00am

If you told me this was a frame from Alien 5*—with some dude about to get into the dark corridor in which the xenomorph hides, waiting to kill him—I would totally believe you. In reality, it's another cool image by astronaut Reid Wiseman, who is now working in the International Space Station. »6/05/14 12:15am 6/05/14 12:15am

On Thursday, NASA is sending the astronauts on the International Space Station a new pair of shoes. These so-called ForceShoes are not for space walks. They're actually a high tech measurement device that helps NASA scientists gain a better understanding of the effects that heavy loads have on astronauts' bodies. »5/28/14 6:20pm 5/28/14 6:20pm

Yesterday afternoon's Soyuz launch has hit a snag. A thruster misfire means the planned six-hour flight, delivering U.S. astronaut Steven Swanson and Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev to the International Space Station, will now take two days. Talk about a terrifying flight delay. »3/26/14 1:30pm 3/26/14 1:30pm

The White House has just announced that the United States has extended its lease on the International Space Station through the 2024 fiscal year. This is great news for both NASA and science in general. »1/08/14 6:10pm 1/08/14 6:10pm